New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-03
Max ORFLL on THE CRISIS.

,rprIc SPIRIT AND OF LrADFRs-THT
LAM n,r WANT PEACE. oEpEE AND SECURITY.:E
, p,o,et Max O'Rclh has been for few days at
r',ra,, House returned from Washington and on
'n0 - IN Boston Speaking yesterday of the pres
'no - IN French politics he sail that hlc his resi-
en- IN london withd ew him soTcwhat flom Init
,,ovla,l-~ OF political affairs a; homo. he kept
~. General run Of them and maintained his Interest in
". A. ono who did not believe that a republic
~. ,,,1n Of government best adapted TO France hc
.,rbt his ouiniOns might not be acceptable to those
~ believed I'm tha; form Of Government for all PEG
-. .Rut In Trance" ne said. there Is not much
rnh,,c spirit no strong public opinion. such as you
70 here 10 dominate the administration of affairs.
Tho French people are conservative they dread
ehanre they want peace and so they may usually he
,ountsd Oh 10 vote for the existing government They
dc NOT even in election time, hold meetings all over
The counry The candidates In forth their state
rents OF the grounds which they ask to he chosen
hsse are discussed la the cafes pipe and cup
n, coffee and the voeIS make up their minds. France
rould easily be governed by any one who cond efec
tvcy arouse public spirit for nowhere is there more
intelligence or a stronger spOsion toward law and
order.
Their, is one man well fitted for Leader sh p lcmen
,esu. 1t has been among the possibilities that de
Freycnct should be chosen President ard that Clcmcn
.eau should be his Prime Iinstcr They would doubt
less secure governmental good onc-and would pre-
sent a prOgraDme-a serious llUel anne bul the
only result even they could expect i-s now would I've
that on the hst opportunity the deputies as at pres
tn constituted wcud defeat hcic measures. AID then
they would 20 to the country. That is hat have
.ypccted and hoped would occur 1t is Il great ply
nat a ccIutr, lhc France infN>tl1O. i'lea I'M
icert should not be able to secure steady govern
uent ~ thing, have been going, no recon- IN, no &c
rious measure. can lie passed. There may b. "A II"
taxes laid changed bui ~ pre- gross in GOOD govern
renf II .., has been intima ed was possible. lcrN
should lie chosen President, believe In &c would be
revolution
Armed rev oution7 >"
swell with Shrugl " the people have no arms
er there would I've excitement and revival %
Anti German patriotic sentiment 80
How strong I, that sentiment now 80
alt would nrf lea 20 war. Al ITc ont. Trey VIII
wait Mech r...c likely han fcu"v al - ~" Nirig
Gle between Franco and Germany : ono between Ger
many and Russia l have heard II suggested that In
such case Germany would De Glad TO purchase our men
traty By restoring he provinces, butt do not think
W. a. element doe, Ferry rcr'c>rul p"
"Whar VOL mi -hi call the Jew cicmeni-ihc people
Of the Boul>c.' ...-,..,.,...tn.
Franco Pruss IN war. In which. officer OF aril
lery he foOh at. IcC'ctting that the wound inl winch
he was retired and lrn>Oned was not from irS>ifn
but from q Communist bullet received when hr re-
turned 10 relieve Paris after his captivity. In cOnclu
sion he spoke # The growing disposition In France
toward wcl~Dr inc monarchy tn" present ,han'hcr Of
Deputies ming a ndred more NonaIchistS than
the previous one.